Ironing board



E. WEGH IRONING BOARD Dec. 6, 1927. 1,651,427

. Filed March 1926 INVENTOR.

Edward 74 836 kiwi/M A TTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

EnwAnn wneiaor DENVER, .COLORADO.

IRONING BOARD.

a ucation' mec nmh This invention relates to ironing boards and has foran important object thereof the provision of anironi-ng board having a novel and improved cover holding means.

A further and more specific object of the invention is the provision of an ironing board having at one end a heat insulating surface upon which the iron may be rested and means for attaching the cover thereto so that it is smoothly held to the ironing board at its upper surface in the same plane as the heat insulating surface so that the iron may be slid from the ironing surface .to the heat insulating surface without lift; a ing the same.

A further ob1ect of the invention is to provide a device of this character by which the operation of changing of the cover is rendered very simple.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan View of an ironing board constructed in accordancewith my invention, the cover being. shown in place Figure '2 is a sideelevation thereof, the cover being partially broken away;

Figure 3 is an end elevation thereof;

Figure 4 is an enlargedlongitudinal sectional view therethrough;

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 5-5 of'Figure 4; 2

Figure 6 is a perspective of the wedge employed for securing the end of the cover in position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the board is provided adjacent its butt end 10 with a transversely extending slot 11,-this slot preferably inclining so that its bottom is more nearly adjacent the nose 12 ofthe board. Between the slot 11 and the butt end 10 of the board, the upper surface of the board is covered with a layer of asbestos or similar material, as indicated at 13, the forward edge of this covering being extended into "the slot 11, as at 14. This asbestos covering is held in position by a U-shaped retaining rim 15 which is secured to the board through the covering, as at 16, and which has at its inner edge an upstanding flange 17 serving as a guard to prevent movement of the iron from the board. The forward end of the board is covered by a padding 18, the rear edge of which is fold- 9, .1926. Serial No'. 93,489.

'e'd into the groove 11, as at 19, and the side edges of which-are folded-about the edges oft-he board-and tacked, asat 20.

The side edges of the board from the ends of the groove 11 are provided with a continuous groove 20 extending entirely about the nose of the board and within this groove is located av flexible element, such as a cord or cable 21, which is maintained under tension in the groove by springs 22 connected to the ends thereof. These springs, in the present instance, are disclosed as being 10- c'atedwithin rearwardly converging bores 23 formed in the butt end of the board, one spring being secured to each end of the cord and the opposite ends of the springs being connected by a tie 24. The springs are entirely housed within the bores and accordingly will not tend to catch and tear the clothing of the person employing the board.=

The cover'25 is applied by folding one end edge thereof into the groove 11, as at 26, and including in this fold a wdege 27 actingas a retainer for this edge of the cover and also to maintain the edges of the as bestos covering and pad in position within the groove. The cover is then stretched over the sides and nose of the board and the flexible element 21 placed in position in the groove to clamp the cover in its stretched position. To remove the cover, it is simply necessary to pull the same from beneath the cord 21 and to pull the wedge out of the slot 11. It will be obvious that this may be very readily accomplished. At the same time, means are provided whereby the cover is very firmly held.in position. Attention is further directed tothe fact that the upper surface of the cloth cover will be arranged in the same plane as the upper surface of the asbestos sheet 13 so that it is I not necessary to lift the iron in shifting it from one to the other thereof.

Since the construction hereinbefore set and modification without materially departing from the spirit of the invention I do the ende oil the groove, a flexible element dieposed along the groove, springs eonneeted with the ends of the flexible element and housed in the bores and a tie men'iber eonneeted with the swings and disposed along an end edge of the panel.

An ironing board. comprising an elongated panel provided at its edge, around one end and along a portion of its length with a groove, and having at its other end portion substantially longitudinally disposed bores which eolmnunieate at their inner ends EDWARD WEGH. 

